Commenting on the premium SUV, Nakra said designed and developed by SsangYong in Korea, this is the third generation Rexton, most suitable for the discerning Indian customer. Ssangyong Rexton will retail at a price of Rs 18.01 Lac, ex-showroom Chandigarh for the RX5 version with manual transmission and Rs 20.01 Lac, ex-showroom Chandigarh for the RX7 version with automatic transmission.

The SsangYong Rexton is being manufactured and assembled at Mahindra’s Chakan Plant near Pune by sourcing components from SsangYong Korea and from India.

Ssangyong Rexton, which was launched last month in Mumbai and Delhi, will now be open for bookings at Mahindra dealerships in Chandigarh, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Ludhiana and Patiala.